Meanings of witness punishment in anglès

Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.

Tomorrow forenoon, all hands to witness punishment.

All hands lay aft to witness punishment!

There was something like a sigh from the ship's company, who had been piped aft to witness punishment.

Hands lay aft to witness punishment!

Lay aft to witness punishment!'

He heard the first lieutenant ask, "Pipe the hands aft to witness punishment, sir?" Then Keen's equally taut reply.

I did not hear any such order! It was Monteith, still wearing the sword and coat he had donned to witness punishment.

All hands had been called to receive him, and the first words he said were "Call all hands to witness punishment."

"It was a pipe to witness punishment in the forenoon watch, Sir Richard."

They should be encouraged with glass beads and other trinkets at regular intervals, but also forced to witness punishments for neglect when necessary.